Irish told to prepare for heatwave

Sun-worshippers should get ready to make a splash as forecasters yesterday predicted a heatwave over the coming days.

Scorching temperatures in the ‘high twenties’ are on the way, Met Éireann said yesterday.

The hazy sunshine which brought tens of thousands to beaches around the country yesterday could be the onset of a heatwave. But the meteorological service is not promising a period of unbroken sunshine.